Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 20 - TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
Chapter 813 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
Subchapter D - ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES
Section 813.32 - SNAP E&T Activities for ABAWDs

Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code § 813.32

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) Boards shall ensure that SNAP E&T activities for ABAWDs are limited to participating in the following:

(1) Services or activities under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the Trade Act of 2002

(2) Activities under Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 USC § 3111 et seq.)

(3) Education and training, which may include:
(A) vocational training as described in § 813.31(2) of this subchapter; or

(B) nonvocational education as described in § 813.31(3) of this subchapter; and

(4) Workfare activities that shall:
(A) be designed to improve the employability of ABAWDs through actual employment experience or training, or both;

(B) be unpaid job assignments based in the public or private nonprofit sectors;

(C) have hourly requirements based on the ABAWD's monthly household SNAP allotment divided by the number of ABAWDs in the SNAP household, as provided by HHSC and then divided by the federal minimum wage; and

(D) include a four-week job search period before placement in a workfare activity.

(5) Work experience as described in § 813.31(4) of this subchapter.

(b) Boards shall ensure that ABAWDs who are referred to a Workforce Solutions Office and subsequently become engaged in unsubsidized employment for at least 20 hours per week are not required to continue participation in SNAP E&T services because they have fulfilled their work requirement, as described in 7 USC § 2015(o)(2)(A). Additionally, Boards shall ensure that HHSC is notified when ABAWDs obtain employment.

(c) An employment and training program for veterans operated by the US Department of Labor or the US Department of Veterans Affairs, as tracked by HHSC, is an allowable SNAP E&T activity for ABAWDs.

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